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Subscribing to the time-honored practice of striking when the iron is hot, the Jonas Brothers put out Lines, Vines and Trying Times in June of 2009, making it their third album in one year. True, Lines and A Little Bit Longer were separated by a soundtrack to a concert film, but the flood of product is a true reflection of the peak of the group's popularity, just as how the over-produced, stretched-thin Lines is a reflection of their hectic schedule. Where A Little Bit Longer was built on a strong song foundation, Lines, Vines and Trying Times feels constructed from the outside in, with the concepts coming before the tunes, concepts that all take the Brothers Jonas further away from the fizzy, power pop fun. Lines is designed to showcase a mature Jonas Brothers, who wear their maturation in an increased stylistic range, and fussed-over arrangements that lend this a stiffness of a band well beyond their years. Pop classicists that they are, the Jonases are a bit more comfortable with immaculate arrangements than they are with the expansion, as they fumble through a couple of country songs and "Don't Charge Me for the Crime," a truly bizarre duet with Common where they gamely, lamely affect a hard-boiled pose. Tellingly, most of the forced moments were written in collaboration with outsiders such as Cathy Dennis and Greg Garbowsky, the latter being responsible for co-writing "Poison Ivy," a power pop tune so labored it reveals just how good A Little Bit Longer was. Overthinking and over-production are the primary flaws on Lines, where every point is hammered home by horns transported from the waning days of the Reagan administration. This oddly yuppified production is more Taylor Hicks than Taylor Swift, but the presence of Joe's former girlfriend is felt elsewhere, whether it's in the lyric's heartbroken love songs (as well as a couple of rocking accusations), or how Miley Cyrus stands in for Taylor on one of those country songs. But Swift also comes to mind because she and the Jonas Brothers are trying to do a similar thing: make teen pop that skews adult in its sound and form. The JoBros did it effortlessly on A Little Bit Longer but on Lines, Vines and Trying Times the seams are showing, which makes it a little bit harder to enjoy, even if there are certainly moments where all their craft and charm click, resulting in some fine pop that points out what's missing from the rest of the record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Hey, Trumpet, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Dorian Crozier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Dan Higgins, Unknown, Other - Nick Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Reichenbach, Unknown, Other - Dave Jensen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Chastain, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Strand, Unknown, Other - Kathy Jensen, Unknown, Other - Kenni Holmen, Unknown, Other
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Jonas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Jonas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Cathy Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Nick Jonas, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Bland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Jonas II, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Chastain, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Roehm, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Jonas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorian Crozier, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Jonas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Jonas, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Taylor , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Jonas II, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Garbowsky, ComposerLyricist - Ken Chastain, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lu, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Dorian Crozier, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Nick Jonas, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Taylor , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Jonas II, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Garbowsky, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Ken Chastain, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Zack Lozier, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Darling, Unknown, Other - Joe Mechtenberg, Unknown, Other
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Nick Jonas, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Bland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Jonas II, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Dave Jensen, Unknown, Other - Ken Chastain, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Michael B. Nelson, Unknown, Other - Steve Strand, Unknown, Other - Kathy Jensen, Unknown, Other - Kenni Holmen, Unknown, Other - Jonny Land, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
Bruce Bouton, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Dorian Crozier, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Nick Jonas, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Miley Cyrus, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Jonas II, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Ken Chastain, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lu, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Lind, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Will Owsley, Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Jonas, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Jonas II, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Garbowsky, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Frederic Yonet, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Jonas, Unknown, Other - Dorian Crozier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Nick Jonas, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Nelson, Unknown, Other - Kevin Jonas II, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Jensen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Chastain, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - The Hornheads, Unknown, Other - Steve Strand, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Kathy Jensen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Kenni Holmen, Unknown, Other - Chris Beaty, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Jonas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorian Crozier, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Jonas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Nick Jonas, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lu, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
L. Lynn, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Dorian Crozier, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Nick Jonas, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Taylor , Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Common, MainArtist - Kevin Jonas II, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Chastain, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Liestman, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Will Owsley, Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Jonas, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Jonas II, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Jonas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorian Crozier, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Nick Jonas, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Jonas II, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lu, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
John Fields, Producer, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McNair, Unknown, Other - Joe Jonas, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Brothers, MainArtist - Paul David Hager, Unknown, Other - Nick Jonas, Drums, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Taylor , Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Jonas II, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Fornero, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Chastain, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lu, Unknown, Other - Brian Gallagher, Unknown, Other - George Stanford, Unknown, Other
(C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Jonas Brothers Recording LLC
Album review
Subscribing to the time-honored practice of striking when the iron is hot, the Jonas Brothers put out Lines, Vines and Trying Times in June of 2009, making it their third album in one year. True, Lines and A Little Bit Longer were separated by a soundtrack to a concert film, but the flood of product is a true reflection of the peak of the group's popularity, just as how the over-produced, stretched-thin Lines is a reflection of their hectic schedule. Where A Little Bit Longer was built on a strong song foundation, Lines, Vines and Trying Times feels constructed from the outside in, with the concepts coming before the tunes, concepts that all take the Brothers Jonas further away from the fizzy, power pop fun. Lines is designed to showcase a mature Jonas Brothers, who wear their maturation in an increased stylistic range, and fussed-over arrangements that lend this a stiffness of a band well beyond their years. Pop classicists that they are, the Jonases are a bit more comfortable with immaculate arrangements than they are with the expansion, as they fumble through a couple of country songs and "Don't Charge Me for the Crime," a truly bizarre duet with Common where they gamely, lamely affect a hard-boiled pose. Tellingly, most of the forced moments were written in collaboration with outsiders such as Cathy Dennis and Greg Garbowsky, the latter being responsible for co-writing "Poison Ivy," a power pop tune so labored it reveals just how good A Little Bit Longer was. Overthinking and over-production are the primary flaws on Lines, where every point is hammered home by horns transported from the waning days of the Reagan administration. This oddly yuppified production is more Taylor Hicks than Taylor Swift, but the presence of Joe's former girlfriend is felt elsewhere, whether it's in the lyric's heartbroken love songs (as well as a couple of rocking accusations), or how Miley Cyrus stands in for Taylor on one of those country songs. But Swift also comes to mind because she and the Jonas Brothers are trying to do a similar thing: make teen pop that skews adult in its sound and form. The JoBros did it effortlessly on A Little Bit Longer but on Lines, Vines and Trying Times the seams are showing, which makes it a little bit harder to enjoy, even if there are certainly moments where all their craft and charm click, resulting in some fine pop that points out what's missing from the rest of the record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:33
- Main artists: Jonas Brothers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Republic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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